Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1895676 Journal of Geometry and Physics 2014 14 Pages PDF
Abstract
We construct normal forms for Lorentzian metrics on Engel distributions under the assumption that abnormal curves are timelike future directed Hamiltonian geodesics. Then we indicate some cases in which the abnormal timelike future directed curve initiating at the origin is geometrically optimal. We also give certain estimates for reachable sets from a point.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Mathematical Physics
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